title: Phosphorylation of the vesicle docking protein p115 regulates its association with the Golgi membrane.
abstract: The vesicle docking protein p115 was found to be phosphorylated in a cell cycle-specific manner; it was found phosphorylated in interphase but not in mitotic cells. During interphase, however, two forms of p115 were detected in the cells; the phosphorylated form was found exclusively in cytosol, whereas the unphosphorylated form was associated with membranes, mostly of the Golgi complex. The latter form was released from the membranes upon phosphorylation. Mutational analysis revealed that the phosphorylation site of p115 was the Ser942 residue in the C-terminal acidic domain. A mutant with a single substitution of Ser942 --> Ala markedly increased its association with the Golgi membrane. Another mutant with Ser942 --> Asp was able to associate with the membrane, although at a decreased level, indicating that the dissociation of p115 from the membrane is not simply due to the negative charge of phosphorylated Ser942. Taken together, these results suggest that the phosphorylation of Ser942 at the C-terminal acidic domain regulates the interaction of p115 with the Golgi membrane, possibly taking part in the regulatory mechanism of vesicular transport.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Nanakuma, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka 814-80, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sohda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Misumi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikehara
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D019556:COS Cells; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000502:physiology*; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000378:metabolism*; D000077614:Golgi Matrix Proteins; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D011485:Protein Binding; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D000077614:Golgi Matrix Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D033921:Vesicular Transport Proteins; C091580:vesicular transport factor p115